8th Grade Syllabus

Syllabus

8th Grade Curriculum

​Textbook: McGraw- Hill- Glencoe: The American Journey- Copyright 2012

Chapter 15: Towards the Civil War
Chapter 16: The Civil War
Chapter 17: Reconstruction
Chapter 18: Opening the West
Chapter 19: The Industrial Age
Chapter 20: An Urban Society
Chapter 21: The Progressive Era
​Chapter 22: Rise to World Power
Chapter 23: World War I

Chapter 24: The Jazz Age
​Chapter 25: The Depression and the New Deal
Chapter 26: America and World War II
Chapter 27: The Cold War Era
Chapter 28: The Civil Rights Era
Chapter 29: The Vietnam Era
Chapter 30: America in the 1970s
​Chapter 31: New Challenged
Current Events

World War I Unit

8th Graders learning about WWI got to experience a live trench warfare demonstration. Mrs. Doll also brought in a WWI helmet used by her grandfather along with a photograph of all of the men in Bond County who were called up with the Selective Service act to fight in Europe.

8th Grade Field Trip- Demoulin Museum and Hoiles-Davis Museum

8th Grade students had a chance to experience local history on a field trip to the DeMoulin Museum and the Hoiles-David Museum in Greenville. The Demoulin Brothers opened shop in the late 1800's making devices for fraternal initiations. Then, at the Hoiles-Davis Museum, students learned about Bond County's role in the Civil War, along with information about the PET Milk company and other local activities.

The Case of John Brown

8th Grade students used primary sources located around the room to determine whether or not John Brown was a hero or a villain. Sources included eye witness reports, newspaper articles, songs, and poems.